Gold prices fell on Friday, with
buyers cashing in gains after an earlier rally failed to take
the precious metal above the previous session's high, with
selling accelerating as it slid below a key chart level at
$1,661 an ounce. Full story

Accused movie theater gunman
James Holmes made a brief court appearance again on Friday, a
day after he was ordered to face trial, but his lawyers asked
for more time to prepare for a plea to charges he shot 12 people
to death and wounded dozens of others. Full story

International mediator Lakhdar
Brahimi and envoys from Russia and the United States - backers
of opposing sides in Syria's civil war - failed to make a
breakthrough in talks on Friday seeking a political solution to
the conflict. Full story

Central African Republic's
government and rebels agreed to the formation of a national
unity government under a ceasefire deal on Friday to end an
insurgency that swept to within striking distance of the
capital. Full story

The board of directors of Muvoni announced that at the general meeting of the company held today, 11 January 2013, all the ordinary resolutions tabled in the notice of general meeting, which notice was included and posted to shareholders as part. . . Full story

Implats announced that its 87% held subsidiary, Zimplats Holdings Ltd. ("Zimplats Holdings"), has concluded a non-binding term sheet in respect of proposed indigenisation implementation plans ("IIP") with the Government of Zimbabwe (as represented by the Ministry of Youth Development, Indigenisation and. . . Full story

Revenue jumped to USD23.1 million (USD18.6 million) and operating profit was greater at USD2.4 million (USD2.0 million). Profit for the period rose to USD1.7 million (USD1.3 million). Furthermore, headline earnings per share shot up to USD5.13cps (USD3.94cps).
Dividend
The directors have. . . Full story

Revenue increased to CAD8.8 million (CAD8.3 million). A gross loss of CAD1.5 million (profit of CAD0.4 million) was made. The net attributable loss widened to CAD3.7 million (loss of CAD3.5 million). In addition, the headline loss per share was slightly larger. . . Full story